Tuba and piano

The famous Animal Ditties finally available in a version for tuba by the composer. Read more

Dominique Roggen has always loved writing music that adheres to Baroque-era principles of musical counterpoint, form, and style.
This love is what led him to write his concerti anachronistici: concerted works written for instruments that were... Read more

Commisioned by and dedicated to the 31st International Competition "Città di Porcia" 2020 Read more

Set piece for the final at the 1st Geneva International Tuba Competition 2020. To the competition website
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Gripping and dramatic, this Sonatina for Tuba and Piano presents a dialogue in chiaroscuro across its three movements, creating a theatrical atmosphere of alternating introversion and extraversion. This Sonatina is the opening work of a triptych... Read more

The truly unique aspect of the work is how it "fits" the idiomatic elements of the tuba so well. The sonata-allegro first movement showcases the nimble fingers of the player and includes a cadenza, while the second movement is a hauntingly... Read more

Luigi Boccherini's Cello Concerto No. 9 in B flat major, G.482 was written around the 1770's. In 1895, the German cellist Friedrich Grützmacher created a strongly manipulated, romantic-style virtuoso arrangement that became part of the world... Read more

This sonata in one movement opens with recitatives before alternating lyrical, lively or meditative passages. A very pictorial and theatrical work which takes us through various scenes with colourful twists. Read more

The 3 Danses (Dances) for tuba and piano, written in a contrasted style, supplement the recital repertory of the modern tubist. The first dance, Molto Tango, of form verse/refrain makes us travel in Argentina. The second, Passacaille à deux, is... Read more

These solo concert pieces fully functions as an unaccompanied solo piece, but of course, it is more colorful with the piano.
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A fun and virtuoso piece which presents the famous themes of the opera “Carmen” by Bizet, sometimes in a surprising way... Read more

The piece is short, very compact, in Eastern European folklore music style. Read more

This concerto is a concertante work for the traditional audience, but without technical or musical concessions for the tuba. The structure is inspired by the classical sonata, with a main theme and a lyrical part which intertwine. The motives are... Read more

The tuba, invented around 1830 has no original baroque repertoire, so these  Variations in Olden Style were conceived after the Polonaise of the French Suite VI by J.S. Bach and written “à la Bach” in order to fill this gap a little. Read more

The «Aria con variazioni» is a theme and set of variations written for tuba and any keyboard instrument of choice and for tuba & strings. The variations are based on an original melodic theme by Georg Fr. Handel, (1685-1759) which itself was... Read more

"Monument ", a nine minute Elegy for solo tuba and strings was commissioned by the renowned tuba icon Roger Bobo and dedicated to the memory of his great friend and esteemed colleague, tuba virtuoso Tommy Johnson (1935-2006). The title was suggested... Read more

Mythology tells us that Sisyphus was condemned by Zeus to spend all eternity pushing a heavy stone up a hill. His hypothetical “liberation” is depicted in this virtuoso work for solo tuba and eight-part tuba/euphonium ensemble.  Read more

This slow, melodious work that depicts the beautiful melancholy of the autumn season. Read more

In one single movement, but in two distinct parts played without a break, this Sonata exploits both the lyrical and dramatic qualities of the tuba. The music is dance-like and balletic. It is a choreographed dialogue between the two instruments. The... Read more

The basic idea of Parallels was to combine the flexible rhythmic concept of classical-style composed chamber music with jazz harmonies, and phrasing and sound of improvised jazz. Although there is no place for improvisation in the piece, certain... Read more

Adventures in Brass is a series of 6 six brass solos written by Anthony Plog and commissioned by M. Dee Stewart, Director of CAP ventures (College Auditions Preparation) at the Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA.... Read more

The tuba Nocturne begins with the solo tuba playing a lyrical and reflective passage, which forms the basis for much of the melodic and harmonic development of the piece. Several times an energetic allegro interrupts the mood of this opening... Read more

Anthony Plog has written these 3 Miniatures for Tuba and piano (or Tuba & wind ensemble) for Daniel (Dan) Perantoni the legendary tuba soloist and world famous pedagogue in 1990, and since then the piece is played all around the world and with... Read more

Bagatelles, similarly to “Badineries” or “Capprici” allow composers to express their sens of humor, of parody or derision. This genre strongly inspires Jean-François Michel. He has developed a creativ and versatile repertoire for his numerous and... Read more

The music of “Eclipse Finale?” is a fantasy on the well-known German folk song “Der Mond ist aufgegangen” (The moon has risen). “Eclipse finale?” is a piece which presents the age-old fear that the moon will not rise again. The tuba, as in an opera,... Read more

The mood is predominantly dark, often violent, and at times grotesque. Read more

These dances for tuba and piano are inspired by the unique atmosphere of Balkan popular music, namely its lively nature, use of compound rhythms as well as the melancholic and nostalgic character. In three tonal movements, the dances highlight both... Read more

"Bifurcation" was written for the 47th International Competition for Musical Performers in Geneva (1991), which for the first time has designated the tuba as a solo instrument. In the beginning the voices of the piano and tuba are together, but then... Read more

The Fantasia was written in 1996 for the renowned Finnish tuba virtuoso, Harri Lidsle, who played the first performance of the work during the 1998 International Tuba/Euphonium Conference in Minnesota (USA), followed by numerous other performances... Read more

I sought to provide tuba players with an opportunity to sing out the wonderful old sea-faring tunes that I had loved since childhood. I assimilated these melodies into my own particular compositional style, however, altering and developing them as... Read more